Pavakkai Chips/Bitter Gourd Chips

One of  our favourite side dish!!We just enjoy this chips with bowl of Rasam Satham/Sambar Satham.My kid love to much this alone with out having any main course... Even when i was a kid i love it a lot.Simple and quick recipe...Enjoy :) 





Ingredients:

1. Pavakkai/Bitter gourd- 2 nos
2. Besan flour-1/2  to 3/4 cups
3. Rice flour- 2 tablespoon
4. Salt/Red chilly powder- According to taste
5. Turmeric powder-little
6. Oil-1 tablespoon and For deep frying

Method:

• Wash the bitter gourd/pavakkai and wipe it in cloth.
• Slice thinly in to circle shape,take out the seeds from it.
• Take the Pavakkai in wider bowl,add turmeric and salt on top.Mix it well.
• Close the lid ,rest this for 20 -30 mns.(Pavakkai will lose  water )
• Now,drain all water and gently squeeze the bitter gourd.
• After that,add red chilly powder,besan flour,rice flour and enough salt and mix well in hand.
• Don't add water,just mix it up.
• Coat  the besan flour mixture to all sliced Pavakkai.
• Now deep fry this till gets crispy and changes in color.
• Drain oil completely,Serve it with Sambar satham/Rasam/Curd rice..

Recipe's from Tamilnadu. Linking this recipe to ongoing event,  "South Indian Foods" @Foodelicious and to "Walk through memory lane" hosting by Roshan"